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It's been three months since the Hunter 'super storm' and flood devastated their homes, but for three senior Dungog women, life is getting back on track after moving into a share house for the first time....

It's been eight weeks since the NSW Hunter Valley's 'super storm' and flood, and recovery efforts are continuing. In a bid to provide further support, extra financial assistance is being offered to primary producers in the region....

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Officials in Malaysia say a piece of wreckage found on the Indian Ocean island of La Reunion is 'very likely' to be from the missing flight MH370. Malaysia's deputy transport minister Abdul Aziz Kaprawi has told the AFP news agency that a part number stencilled on the piece of wreckage recovered ...

The head of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau says it's very likely debris found on an island off South Africa is linked to missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. The comments come as French authorities prepare to test a two-metre-long piece of wreckage, which experts believe could be the ...